Former Croatia PM sentenced for bribe, war profiteering
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Russians pray for another #WorldCup underdog upset
The Russian team has pledged to do their utmost for the fans against Croatia.
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World Cup has broken stereotypes about Russia - Putin
Russia’s host nation status had been met with resistance by some in the West who suggested the tournament could be unsafe and play into the hands of President Vladimir Putin.
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UK urges Russia to give details of nerve attack after 2 people struck down
The two Britons were critically ill after an apparently chance encounter with the poison near the site of the March attack on ex-double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
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#WorldCup day 20: What to look out for
The final matches of the knockout stages take place on Tuesday evening.
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Police briefly cordon off street near Kremlin after finding suspicious bag
A Reuters reporter saw a police sniffer dog examine the large black bag in front of a shop in Nikolskaya, and policemen removing the barriers shortly afterwards.
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Uruguay makes case for defense despite attacking riches
The South Americans boast one of the tournament’s most fearsome attacking partnerships, with Barcelona’s Suarez and Paris St Germain’s Cavani among the game’s most potent strikers.
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Syrian rebels say Washington tells them it won't intervene in southern Syria
Washington had earlier warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian allies that violations of a 'de-escalation' zone agreed by the United States and Russia last year would have 'serious repercussions'.
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[CHARTS] The state of the world’s nuclear arsenal
Despite making limited reductions to their nuclear forces, both Russia and the US have long-term programmes underway to replace and modernise their nuclear warheads.
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These are the cities where the World Cup threatens productivity the most
For workers and football fans in Rio and New York, the lure of the World Cup may be particularly problematic for bosses.
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Relaxed Russia have tactical plan to halt Salah, says coach
Russia face Egypt in their second match in St Petersburg on Tuesday after a resounding 5-0 victory over the Saudis.
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US warns Americans of terrorism threat at World Cup in Russia
As with previous advisories, the State Department urged Americans to reconsider travel to Russia in general due to the threat of terrorism.
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World Cup visitors warned about hacking
US intelligence, law enforcement and congressional officials are still investigating Russian hacking in the 2016 presidential election and whether anyone with President Donald Trump’s campaign was aware of or aided it.
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10 dead after river boats collide in Russia World Cup host city
Emergencies services received notification at around 10pm on Monday evening that the vessels had collided on the Volga river, about 1 km from the riverbank.
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G7 leaders urge Russia to stop undermining democracies
The leaders of the United States, Canada, Japan, France, Germany, Italy and Britain made the strongly worded statement just hours after US President Donald Trump, who is part of the G7, said he wanted Moscow re-invited to the group.
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Egypt re-testing Russian wheat as ergot fungus spawns controversy again
The samples were sent from the Red Sea port of Safaga to a central laboratory in Cairo.
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Russian journalist: Pig’s blood, make-up artist helped fake my death
Ukraine on Thursday defended the action of its state security services in faking the death of a Russian dissident journalist after international criticism.
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Ukraine defends ruse faking journalist's murder
Kiev on Wednesday revealed that it had stage-managed the fake murder of Arkady Babchenko, a critic of the Kremlin who they said had been targeted by hit-men hired by Russia.
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Russian journalist Babchenko turns up alive after reported murder
The head of the security service said it had received information about a Russian plot to kill Kremlin critic Arkady Babchenko and managed to prevent it.
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Investigators identify Russian military unit in downing of MH17
Wilbert Paulissen, head of the crime squad of the Netherlands’ national police, said the missile was fired from Russia’s 53rd Anti-Aircraft Brigade.
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Exclusive - Yulia Skripal: Attempted assassination turned my world upside down
Skripal was speaking from a secret location in London as she is under the protection of the British state.
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Syria's Assad flies to Russia for talks with Putin - Kremlin
Since fighting broke out in his country in 2011, Assad has travelled only rarely, but has made three publicly-acknowledged visits to Russia, each time for meetings with Putin.
